Name Gunnar Dybwad | ||
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Died 2001, Needham, Massachusetts, United States Books Challenges in Mental Retardation, The Mentally Handicapped Child Under Five | ||
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Gunnar Dybwad (1909–2001) was an American professor and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, particularly developmental disabilities. He is best known for his support for the social model of disability, reframing disability accommodations as a matter of civil rights, not medical treatment.
He was born in Leipzig, Germany, and lived in Germany until 1934.
He has an award named for him, the Dybwad Humanitarian Award, given out by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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